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Private Collection - Listing Template Fine golden rutile needles run through the clear quartz like bare branches, while a jeweled flower crosses the surface like the first bloom of spring. Antique Russian egg pendant with a 56 gold upper mount and suspension, accented with rose-cuts. Accompanied by a fitted presentation box with a gilt-stamped Imperial double-headed eagle. H approx. 1\" (2.5 cm), including loop and ring. Wt 0.2 ozt (6.3 g). Display chain shown in photographs is not included. Insured Delivery with Signature Required. Please click \"See full description\" for details. Private Collection Antique Russian Rutilated Quartz Egg Pendant: The First Flower of Spring
Within the clear body of this rutilated quartz egg, fine golden and smoky needles cross and gather in delicate irregular lines. Seen through the polished surface, they recall the tracery of bare branches at the end of winter, suspended in a landscape still quiet and without color. Against this natural drawing, a slender applied flower rises across the front of the stone, its bloom and pointed leaves set with rose-cuts. The effect is subtle but immediate: the first flower appearing before the branches around it have begun to leaf.
The composition depends on depth as much as decoration. The rutile belongs entirely to the stone, continuing beneath the surface and changing as the pendant turns, while the jeweled stem follows the curve of the quartz above it. A warm gold mount and suspension complete the egg at the top, introducing another echo of the golden inclusions within. Nature provides the unpredictable lines inside the crystal; the jeweler answers them with a single ordered botanical form on its surface. Together they give the small pendant the feeling of that brief moment when winter has not quite disappeared, but spring has already announced itself.
Please note: The chain shown in the photographs is for display purposes only and is not included with the pendant.
The pendant is accompanied by a fitted presentation box with a shaped lodgement. The fabric-lined lid bears a gilt-stamped Imperial double-headed eagle. Measurements Height approx. 1\" (2.5 cm), including suspension loop and ring Weight 0.2 ozt (6.3 g) Hallmarks 56 Imperial Russian Gold Standard Condition
Good antique condition with light surface wear consistent with age. The quartz displays natural internal rutile inclusions and related structural irregularities. A small localized surface unevenness is visible beneath the base of the flower stem, in an area of dense natural inclusions. This subtle feature is shown in the photographs and is consistent in appearance with the irregular structure of the stone. The fitted presentation box shows age-related wear. Please review all photographs and video, as they form part of the description.
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